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Attorney general fights gay marriage

By Elly Dearman @ellydearman

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton petitioned the state Supreme Court on Friday to declare a single marriage license issued to one set rid same-sex couple invalid.

Paxton asked the Supreme Court to act after Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant married Thursday, becoming the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage license in Texas. Hours after the ceremony, the Texas

Supreme Court, at Paxton’s request, issued a stay that prevented future same-sex couples in Texas from marrying.

“The rogue actions of Travis County judges do not withstand the scrutiny of law,” Paxton said in a statement Friday. “The samesex marriage license issued [Thursday] is not valid because it conflicts with the Texas Constitution and state law — the license is therefore void ab initio.”

Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) and Rep.

Cecil Bell (R-Mongolia) also worked to prevent same-sex marriage licenses from being issued Friday. The two lawmakers filed legislation Friday in the House and Senate that would make the secretary of state the only official who would be allowed to issue marriage licenses. Currently, couples can obtain marriage licenses from individual county clerks’ offices.

Under the proposed legislation, the secretary of state

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The UT System broke its philanthropy record this year, according to a report released at a Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 11.

According to the report, overall giving topped $1.73 billion among all UT System institutions in fiscal year 2014, up from $1.23 billion in fiscal year 2013.

Randa Safady, UT System vice chancellor for external relations, said the UT System broke a new record in 2014. She said philanthropic giving was up $500 million, or 40 percent, in overall giving, as compared to 2013.

UT-Austin broke a record as well, as it raised more money than any other public school in the country in fiscal year 2014.

“Most gratifying is the exceptional year of fundraising results at UT-Austin, ranking it first nationally among all public universities and seventh when you include private intuitions,” Safady said. “UT-Austin’s gifts in 2014 accounted for more than half of all

institutions, to unleash creative and entrepreneurial ways to reach young alums.”

According to the report, individual donors of all ages are giving in higher numbers

UT President William Powers Jr. is working to amend a bill to ensure students who are automatically accepted to UT, and who later decide to enlist in the military, will be regain their admitted status to the University after their time in the service.

SB 175, a bill originally passed in 2009, modified UT’s admissions structure to limit automatically admitted students to 75 percent of a given class. It also provided a mechanism for automatic transfer admission, so students who are admitted into the University in the top 7 percent of their class have the option to attend a community college for up to two years and then come to UT, given they complete a certain portion of their degree plan and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Powers said he felt that student-veterans were left out of the plan outlined by SB 175.

“In the bill, we did not have a provision for [what happens] if a student goes into the military,” Powers said at a UT System Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 11. “One doesn’t want to penalize a student for having made that choice. [It’s] both a life choice for them, and … they’re serving their country.

The law actually only says they keep [their automatic acceptance] for two years, but a lot of people go into the military for three or four years, so we would like to solve that problem.”

Powers said the bill outlines a clear path for community college students who are qualified to attend UT, but generally does not allow for an admissions timeline amenable to the military experience.

“I think it was geared toward the community college

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Suzanne Bryant, left, and Sarah Goodfriend celebrate after being granted a marriage license Thursday morning at Highland Lounge.

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cash to the UT System and more than half of its overall giving.”

Safady said the System has changed the way it reaches out to its potential donors because the alumni base that donates to the UT System

skews increasingly toward a younger demographic.

“Conventional wisdom says, ‘Okay, let’s put them on our call list, let’s drop them a direct mail, let’s put them on a direct mail list [and] let’s drop them some mail,’” Safady said.

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“You can’t do that with young alums. It’s highly ineffective and very costly. They respond better to peer-to-peer activities, social media engagement and others. I can’t emphasize enough how important it is, especially for academic

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Travis County sees rise in reports of syphilis

Drilling opportunities to open in Mexico

By Samantha Ketterer @sam_kett

Syphilis has been on the rise in Travis County over the past few years, but the disease has not increased to the same extent at the University.

Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that’s often spread through unprotected sex, increased in Travis County by 68 percent between 2006 and 2013.

Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services reported 81 syphilis cases in 2006 and 136 cases in 2013.

UT did not see any reported cases at University Health Services in 2006, but in 2013, there were seven. UHS nurse practitioner Sherry Guyton said seven cases in a campus

BY THE NUMBERS - 68% increase in cases between 2006 and 2013.

- 94% of afflicted are male.

- 54% of afflicted are between ages 20 and 34.

- 12 cases per 100,000 people in Travis County.

with over 50,000 students is still relatively insignificant.

Guyton said one reason UT has not experienced an outbreak of syphilis cases might be UHS’ efforts to prevent STDs on campus. Cases that do occur, Guyton said, might arise because of alcohol use that leads to unsafe sex or as a result of students’ reluctance to ask their partners

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By Zainab Calcuttawala

Kay Bailey Hutchison, former senator and president of the Texas Exes, spoke at the KBH Center Symposium Friday. The symposium offered an interdisciplinary take on Mexican energy issues, exploring UT’s potential role in drilling opportunities in Mexico.

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UT energy researchers and students might help discover new drilling opportunities in Mexico when the country opens up its industry to foreign investment in June, according to Jorge Piñon, interim director of the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy.

Piñon spoke at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Energy, Law, and Business Symposium on Friday. The symposium involved representatives from geology schools across Texas, executive boards of energy companies, the U.S. government and Mexican environmental organizations.

UT’s legal agreements with Mexican universities will help fill the gaps in

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energy expertise that could stifle the success of the energy reforms, Piñon said.

“About two weeks ago, Provost Fenves was in Mexico City, and UT did sign three agreements with the National Autonomous University of Mexico,” Piñon said. “One agreement was a cooperation

agreement on energy between the Cockrell School, the Jackson School and UNAM. We, the University of Texas, [are] moving forward in trying to establish academic bridges.”

Reforms in the past two years mark a stark shift in Mexico’s previous energy policies, which allowed only

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UT alumnus forms band CAPYAC with friend.

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Softball team struggled to finish well in California.

Researchers discuss search for alien worlds.

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TSM Board candidates will protect student media.

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Kendal Yancy’s career night not enough.

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‘House of Cards’ actress visits campus to lecture.

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the national oil company, Petróleos Mexicanos, to drill in Mexico, according to Darcia Datshkovsky, public affairs and energy and earth resources graduate student.

“Until the reforms happened, Mexico had the most

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would maintain the right to authorize certain county clerks to continue the issuance of marriage licenses under the secretary’s supervision.

Perry said in a statement Friday that his bill will work to protect marriage as defined in the Texas Constitution: “the union of one man and one woman.”

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if they carry an STD. “There still are a lot of students who, for some reason or another, don’t think it’s going to happen to them and aren’t as careful as they might be,” Guyton said. “It’s probably more often related to partying and just not being as careful with condoms.”

UHS program coordinator Sherry Bell said UHS does not know why the number of cases increased between 2006 and 2013.

Additionally, 53.7 percent of Travis County’s cases in 2012 occurred in people between the ages of

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20 and 34, which matches the age range of many students at UT. “That’s the age where people are maybe not even necessarily very promiscuous, but in the age where people are trying to find people who they are going to be with for longer-term relationships and are more likely to have more sex partners,” Guyton said. “The more partners you have, the more risk there is.”

The report found that 94 percent of syphilis cases in 2012 in Travis County occurred in males. At UT, all syphilis cases in 2012 occurred in males. Over the

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“It’s obviously punitive and retaliatory and it makes no sense to change the system of government we have in Texas, including local control and local authority,” Herring said. “We all know the U.S. Supreme Court is the court that is going to decide any remaining issues concerning the constitutionality of same-sex

marriage prohibition.”

Paxton’s filing is without merit and will not effectively void the couple’s marriage, according to Herring.

“We think it is a backdoor attempt to attack the validity of a marriage that has already occurred,” Herring said. “The case is over. The marriage is over and done.

Our clients are married and very happy.”

eight-year period, males accounted for 95 percent of all cases at UT. The report also found that a large percentage of those who contracted syphilis were men who have sex with men. In almost half of those cases, the men also had HIV. Phil Huang, medical director of Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services said he attributes the increase of syphilis in the county to the prevalence of dating apps, such as Tinder and Grindr.

“We are concerned about social media apps that are out there, especially in the

men who have sex with men [category],” Huang said.

“These facilitate the opportunity for people to have large numbers of sexual partners, anonymous sex partners … and unprotected sex.”

UHS health education coordinator Susan Kirtz said UHS prevention programs are inclusive to all genders and sexual orientations.

“We don’t have anything in particular that targets that [population of men who have sex with men],” Kirtz said. “It’s possible that more targeted programs could roll out in the future, but right now, our programs are pretty inclusive.”

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conflict with the Texas Constitution,” Perry said in a statement. “SB 673 ensures rule of law is maintained and the Texas Constitution is protected.”

Chuck Herring, the couple’s attorney, said state officials’ attempts to alter government procedures for obtaining marriage licenses will not ultimately prevent same-sex marriages.

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closed energy market in [the] whole world — more closed than even North Korea and Cuba,” Datshkovsky said.

“Everywhere from production to distribution to refineries, there was absolutely no private investment. It was not just that it was not happening; it was forbidden by law.”

Scott Tinker, director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, said opening energy investment to foreign companies holds promise because Mexico has the third largest reserves of shale oil and gas in the world, and most of it remains unexplored.

“In Texas, we have drilled over 1 million wells since oil was discovered around a century ago,” Tinker said. “In a larger area in Mexico, there are only 50,000 wells — exploratory and developmental combined.”

Opening up the energy sector could be risky for the Mexican government and its citizens, according to Melinda Taylor, executive director of the KBH Energy Center.

“The Mexican government is trying to strike a balance to ensure that even with foreign investment, they will get to keep the revenue they need and protect their environment and workforce,” Taylor said.

Taylor said the symposium offered an interdisciplinary take on Mexican energy issues.

“The idea was to bring together people who would not ordinarily have been in the same room to discuss these issues,” Taylor said. “[Our program] is the first to consider the geopolitical perspective and the potential pitfalls for Mexico.”

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continues from page 1 experience, whereas many veterans will go in for a fouryear hitch, come out and they don’t fall into that provision,” Powers said.

Linguistics graduate student Lauren Terzenbach said she thinks the same protections should be extended to student-veterans as those that are provided for veterans who leave the work force and return after serving.

“It’s the same for a job that has to be held for a [National Guardsman] or reserve soldier if they’re deployed.

Why wouldn’t education do something similar?” Terzenbach said.

Powers told regents he is currently working on the issue of how to classify returning veterans who were automatically admitted.

“There are a couple of legal issues that we have not yet worked out. For example, when those students come back, having been automatically admitted, do they count under our automatic admissions 75 percent, or do they count under the 25 percent discretional admissions?” Powers said. “Obviously, we would like them to count as the automatic admissions [students].”

Powers said returning student-veterans are classified as transfer students, but under a new plan, they would retain their automatic admissions status, going in the same pool of other automatically admitted students when they return to UT. Regent Alex Cranberg said he agreed with Powers that the returning veterans, who were automatically accepted to UT from high school, should be counted with the 75 percent of an entering class that is automatically accepted. This would allow more room for students to be accepted under the holistic admissions process that the other 25 percent of the class is admitted through, he said.

“I think that if we come up with a solution which, if implemented, will fully address the problem and concern that we’ve talked about — that the transfer latitude seems to be the appropriate way of still preserving veterans’ auto-admit rights while allowing the University to be able to fully deploy its 25 percent toward holistic admission,” Cranberg said.

RECORD continues from page 1 than the UT System has seen in the past decade.

“Individual donors in a growing donor base are the heart of sustainable, balanced fundraising programs,” Safady said. “Both non-alum and alumni donor counts increased in fiscal year ’14, which reversed a downward trend. Fiscal year ’14 actually represents the highest number we’ve had in the last ten years.”

Safady noted that only 2 percent, or less than $19 million, of the money raised goes to a fund for universities to use

at their own discretion.

“It’s easy sometimes, for people from the outside to look at the numbers and say, ‘You all have a lot of money. You should move it around to scholarships or pay down tuition charges or support any other worthwhile cause,’ but as you can see, restricted giving is much more desirable to donors because they want to see impact,” Safady said.

In a statement by the UT System, Chancellor William McRaven said dona-

tions are increasingly important for the function of UT System institutions.

“Charitable gifts are now representing a larger share of institutional expenditures across the System, so we are depending on philanthropy more than ever to carry out our universities’ respective missions,” McRaven said. “I’m delighted that our presidents are continuing to invest in philanthropic operations so that we can continue to grow our base of supporters and the dollars we receive.”

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RILEY BRANDS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / @TexanEditorial Monday, February 23, 2015

RACE FOR EDITOR

Texan Editor-in-Chief candidates have their say Editor’s Note: This year two candidates are running for editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan in the campus-wide elections. The editor of the Texan, elected by the entire student body, has three primary responsibilities: 1) to oversee the paper’s opinion content, 2) to set policy for the paper and 3) to serve as the paper’s representative to the campus community and beyond. Per the TSM election code, the candidates, David Davis Jr. and Claire Smith, have been asked to write two 500-word columns, the first on the following question: What role should fundraising play in the Texan’s future? And what risks does the paper run by actively pursuing such alternative sources of revenue? Candidates wrote their own headlines. Only light typographical corrections were made. The order of the columns, from left to right, was determined by the ballot positions drawn at Tuesday’s candidate seminar. For more information on the candidates, please visit our candidate database at www.dailytexanonline.com.

Targeted fundraising will combat the Texan’s financial woes

By David Davis Jr.

Editor-in-Chief Candidate @daveedalon

There is a great cost that accompanies the daily output of an invaluable, yet free, product that many consider to be antiquated. The financial difficulties The Daily Texan faces are hardly a new development, and a blank check from a generous benefactor would be an excellent solution to the problem. Fundraising in journalism, however, could call a newspaper’s ability to remain objective into question. The role of fundraising in the future of the Texan should be narrowly tailored to minimize the risk of conflicts-of-interest and to fund innovation to protect the posterity of the newspaper.

A simple, yet irresponsible, way to implement fundraising at The Daily Texan would be to seek donations just to cover lost revenue. The Texan’s staff could ignore a shift in the habits of its readers, which affect advertising revenue, if there were a guarantee of a substantial amount of money to obviate concerns about the budget. But such a scenario would undoubtedly exacerbate the financial woes of the Texan even if they were artificially bolstered by donations.

The most effective way for The Daily Texan to implement fundraising would be to seek funds for specific projects that confront the waning interest in the print news-

paper.

Requesting donations for a detailed, innovative project is a more effective way to fundraise than asking private donors for an unspecified amount of money for an unspecified purpose. Donors are more likely to fund the development of a Texan app, for example, than give funds to an unknown cause.

Additionally, earmarked funds that do not allow for careless spending to financially support the newspaper in its entirety could prevent the problem of questionable objectivity. If donors agree to help fund a phone app or a website redesign, they would have virtually no influence on the content The Daily Texan produces. The continued success of The Daily Texan does not have to come at the expense of the Texan’s integrity as a news publication.

The financial circumstances of The Daily Texan should be of immediate concern to its leaders. But with a high employee turnover rate — a commonality among studentrun organizations — The Daily Texan must plan for its long-term financial future. In order to continue its success, the Texan should be a breeding ground for innovation that develops new methods of delivering the news. Fundraising is the best solution to handling the shift in the behavior of our readers that often tend to prefer reading the news digitally. Our readers are fundamental to the sustainability of The Daily Texan, and fundraising goals should be targeted with readers in mind.

Davis is an international relations and French junior from Houston. He is running for editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan.

Fundraising risky, viable necessity for Texan’s future

By Claire Smith

Editor-in-Chief Candidate @claireseysmith

Much like other print news organizations, the Internet revolution has created new challenges for the future of The Daily Texan. Last year, President Powers’ office promised Texas Student Media up to of $250,000 annually for the next three years to buffer TSM’s recent financial aches and provided a written guarantee of imminent financial support two weeks ago. But that may not be enough. The next editor-in-chief should be expected to pursue fundraising opportunities to ensure the Texan’s future within and beyond the next three years but take care to avoid risks to the Texan’s integrity as a news agency.

In lieu of falling advertising revenues, fundraising has played a modest yet vital role in the Texan’s ability to stay in print. The recentlyformed alumni group, Friends of the Texan, has taken an active role in the Texan’s finances in the past, but those efforts do not altogether remedy our empty wallet. As a reflection of this, in 2013, TSM discussed changing the Texan’s traditional five-day printing schedule to four days a week, and last year, discussed reducing the print schedule to once a week. The Daily Texan is struggling just to maintain the “daily” in its name. For the immediate future, independent fundraising for the Texan is a necessity.

I am excited to think outside the box to find healthy ways to finance the Texan, but it is important for the editor-in-chief to work with the

TSM Board to pinpoint appropriate fundraising endeavors. Fundraising for media entities inevitably raises questions of propriety, but under my leadership, fundraising would never come at the cost of the paper’s or the staff’s integrity.

I believe the Texas Tribune could serve as a model of fundraising that does not infringe upon the paper’s independence. The Tribune collected $750,000 in grant money in 2009 alone. In 2011, the Tribune was granted $975,000 for a project with the nonprofit news organization the Bay Citizen from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, a private, non-profit foundation that promotes journalism and media innovation. Fundraising opportunities can co-exist with journalism ethics and the Texan’s staunch standards for fair and factual reporting. But I understand the path to these grants may not be easy.

The University of Texas’ large endowment may complicate assuring grant-giving foundations of our need. That should not stop the Texan from pursuing external funding. The University of Texas is a flagship institution; it deserves a flagship student newspaper. With the administration’s support for the next three years, I will work with TSM to find viable, appropriate fundraising options to put the Texan’s long-term health on track despite the changing landscape of print media.

While keeping the Texan in print five days a week will be my chief goal, I am not willing to do so at any cost and certainly not at the expense of the Texan’s independence. During my tenure as editor-in-chief, independent fundraising would be doggedly sought but will never impair editorial discretion.

Smith is a history and humanities junior from Austin. She is running for editor-in-chief of The Daily Texan.

RACE FOR THE TSM BOARD

TSM Board candidates have their say Editor’s Note: This year four candidates are running for three available voting seats on the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees, which oversees The Daily Texan, the Cactus yearbook, the Texas Travesty humor publication, Texas Student Television and the KVRX 91.7 FM radio station. Three candidates are running for the two at-large seats and one student for the one open Moody College of Communication seat. Candidates were asked shortly after their certification to write two 500-word columns, the first on the following question: In recent years, the student board members have been accused of not investing enough effort in their positions. If elected, what would you do to play a more active role in TSM’s affairs, and what changes would you try to enact? Candidates who participated in this first round wrote their own headlines. Only light typographical corrections were made. The order of the columns, from left to right, was determined by the ballot positions drawn at Tuesday’s candidate seminar.

Among the at-large candidates, the top two vote-getters will be seated. For more information on the candidates, please visit our candidate database at www.dailytexanonline.com.

First on my presets: Why I defend student media

By McKay Proctor

TSM At-Large Board Candidate

My name is McKay Proctor. I was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. I miss 91.1 WRVU. Throughout my childhood, Vanderbilt’s student-run radio station was an island of progressive taste in a sea of country. Sure, there were some Gregorian chants and Nicaraguan folk songs mixed in, but 91.1 WRVU was my window on the musical world.

The summer of 2011, 91.1 WRVU died. Vanderbilt Student Communications sold the station’s broadcast license, upending the community of students, DJ’s and listeners that loved it.

Losing WRVU felt like losing a friend. I’ll never forget it.

My dedication to the Texas Student Media Board comes from losing a piece of student-run media before I was even a student. I know how delicate, how precious these outlets are. When I begin my day with the Texan or listen to KVRX in my car, I remember the last time I heard WRVU. None of these outlets are guaranteed to stick around forever. We must defend them through consumption. We must treat them as the valuable pieces of student culture that they are. I want to take that attitude to the Texas Student Media Board to formalize my relationship with these wonderful cultural institutions on our campus. I will mirror the increase in responsibility with an upshot in accountability.

As a member of the TSM Board, I would have a direct role in the direction of critical parts of our student culture. I could never take that responsi-

bility lightly, but even less so when I felt the sting of mismanagement when 91.1 WRVU disappeared. We must appreciate them every moment we’re exposed to them, not just for their content, but for their very existence. We as a student body should feel blessed that these publications exist. If the board appointed to manage these outlets fails to appreciate that, can they expect consumers to do the same?

As a member of the Board I would strive to change its reputation for under-achievement.

Board members should be as engaged in their part of the process as the editors, staff writers, and DJs of the outlets are in theirs.

I also wish to raise the profile of our media outlets to the level they deserve. KVRX is a phenomenal community-run radio station. The Daily Texan is a nationally regarded student publication. TSTV stands alone as a student-run FCC-listed television stations. The Cactus has been a part of student life since the days of old BHall. The Travesty is flat-out hilarious. Students need to know that, in part so distribution can reflect it, but also because they’ll attract students from a broader spectrum of campus to participate. Those people can then hold the TSM Board more accountable – a virtuous cycle where all flows from holding these publications in proper regard.

I hope when you think about the kind of candidate I am and the sort of board member I will be, you see me tuning in to 91.1 on my radio dial in Nashville, and hearing the world through those airwaves. I felt the same amazement at those broad sonic horizons then that I do at the varied spectrum of Texas Student Media outlets now. My name is McKay Proctor. I live in Austin, Texas. I love KVRX. Proctor is an English and business honors senior from Nashville. He is running for an at-large seat on the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees.

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Experience at the Texan is vital to TSM board position

By Amil Malik

TSM At-Large Board Candidate

Think of your time you’ve spent at The University of Texas thus far. What are you most proud of ?

It's a hard question — but vital. In the words of British entrepreneur and investor Richard Branson: "Above all, you want to create something you’re proud of.”

That philosophy couldn't be truer at The Daily Texan. Since I began working at the paper freshman year, I've seen countless students working to create comics, articles and pages that they're proud of — ones they share with their peers, educating them about campus and citywide issues. I, for one, am proud of this dedication I see at the paper. I am proud not only of the individual effort of my coworkers, but also of the obstacles that the Texan and its peer TSM publications have faced as a whole — from the small day-today task of finding content and reporting news to the more encompassing challenge of managing a budget shortfall in the decline of print media.

I have worked at the Texan since my freshman year. First, I worked as a columnist. Then I served as an associate editor on the editorial board. And, this year, I have my own biweekly page as Forum editor. So, thinking back to my time at UT thus far, I am most proud of my work at the Texan, and from this pride comes a sense responsibility. I feel responsible not only for the content I create at the Texan, but also for ensuring that the paper, and

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other TSM publications, can endure in the years to come.

The TSM board is in charge of just that.

As a board, TSM works to determine the character of all the student media publications, by supervising the student managers and setting a budget for all the TSM publications. Though most of this administrative work happens behind the scenes, it’s an essential part of the publication process — one that I feel I could contribute to well thanks to my experience working at the paper.

One of the shortcomings of past at-large members has been a lack of involvement in TSM. What starts as missing a board meeting to study for an upcoming test can quickly turn into habitually skipping out on at-large obligations. Though I cannot speak for previous at-large members of the board, I can say that I will not skirt my obligations. Why? Because thanks to my experience working at the paper, I have firsthand knowledge of how important it is for a student voice on the board. So, I will be sure to attend all meetings so that I can best communicate student interests to the other TSM board members. The drive that's needed to publish a paper — the motivation my peers at the Texan have taught me — would accompany me as a member of the TSM board.

So come this March — when you're filling out your ballot for at-large members — vote for someone who feels a sense of duty to the TSM publications, someone who has worked on the other side. Vote Amil Malik for TSM board at-large.

Malik is a Plan II, business honors and finance senior from Austin. She is running for an at-large seat on the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees.

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Clemens, Longhorns sink Golden Gophers

By Nick Castillo

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A bounce-back start from sophomore pitcher Kacy Clemens helped No. 8 Texas secure a four-game sweep against Minnesota in an 8–0 win Sunday.

Clemens came into Sunday’s game with a 24.00 ERA. In his first collegiate start, Clemens gave up eight runs on eight hits against Rice.

Clemens said he was frustrated after the disappointing start, but advice he received from head coach Augie Garrido and his dad, Texas legend Roger Clemens, helped him in the win against the Golden Gophers.

“I hadn’t really experienced that before,” Clemens said. “I was obviously pretty bummed about my first start.

But this week, talking with [pitching coach] Skip [Johnson], talking with Augie and my dad, I just got everything back to speed. Came out today ready to go, and it went well.”

Allowing just one hit in five innings, Clemens struck out four and walked two.

Offensively, Texas backed Clemens early, scoring two runs in the first inning and five in the second.

A big second inning started when sophomore center fielder Zane Gurwitz

With three minutes remaining, it seemed the Longhorns had secured an easy path to their third straight victory.

Up by 10, Texas held control — until Texas Tech went on an 10–3 run to get within 3 points with less than 10 seconds left. A last second attempt from behind the arc helped Texas escape with its third consecutive victory, 62-59.

“We found a lot of ways to try to mess that one up,” Texas head coach Karen Aston said, laughing. “We made some young mistakes. The difference for me in the game was the lack of understanding. We’ll work on this in practice — I’m proud of the team, though.”

Texas (18–8, 7–8 Big 12) led Texas Tech for 35 minutes of the game and its bench outscored the Red Raiders’ by a margin of 22–5, but the team still suffered from a three-minute scoring drought toward the end of the game.

Texas Tech shot 44 percent in the second half compared to Texas’ 32 percent. But the Red Raiders, who kept No. 3 Baylor — which already clinched the regular-season Big 12 title — on its heels last week by shooting 11-of-20 from deep, missed all seven second-half 3-point attempts against Texas.

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and freshman designated hitter Patrick Mathis drew back-to-back walks with one out. After a wild pitch that scored Gurwitz, senior right fielder Collin Shaw smacked a double to drive in Mathis. Texas scored three more runs after that hit. The Longhorns scored five runs on four walks and two hits.

Senior second baseman Brooks Marlow said the Texas offensive explosion is no surprise to the team.

“We have a lot of guys that

are going to do whatever it takes,” Marlow said. “They’re always going to have a quality at-bat. They have a plan when they go up to the plate.

Somebody is always going to hit the ball every inning.”

The Longhorns added a final run in the fourth inning to extend their lead to 8-0.

With the commanding lead, junior pitcher Travis Duke relieved Clemens.

Garrido said the move to end Clemens’ day after five was planned.

“We want the pitchers to

have good experiences,” Garrido said. “We don’t want to take them out late and have them give up two or three runs.”

With a solid outing from Clemens, the Longhorns were able to continue their domination against Minnesota. Texas won Friday’s game, 13–2. The Longhorns swept Saturday’s doubleheader with two 5–0 victories. Through the four-game series, Texas only allowed two runs while it scored 31 runs on 47 hits.

This weekend’s performance has shown Garrido promise in this year’s team.

“Positive things are contagious, and right now, things over the weekend went in a very positive way for the whole team,” Garrido said.

“I think we took a giant step toward team work this weekend. All in all, a very good weekend for the Longhorns.”

The Longhorns (7–2) return to action against UT-Pan American (5–2) at 6 p.m. Tuesday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.

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team-leading 13 points came in the second half. She also hit key free throws late in the game to extend the lead to its final score.

Both centers — junior Imani McGee Stafford, who fouled out in the second half, and sophomore Kelsey Lang — struggled as they combined for just 12 points and three rebounds. But Texas received solid minutes from sophomore guard Brianna Taylor, who scored 7 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Texas assistant coach Jalie Mitchell said the team is growing stronger as the players learn to take care of each other and grow more comfortable in different roles.

“It could be somebody one half or in one game, or somebody else in another half or game. It really doesn’t matter as long as we get it done,” Mitchell said.

With three games remaining, the Longhorns sit in a three-way tie for fourth.

Texas will receive a firstround bye in the Big 12 tournament if it does not fall below sixth place in the conference standings.

Its quest for a top-six seed in the conference tournament and a 20-win season will be put to the test Wednesday as the Longhorns return home to face Oklahoma State. In the teams’ previous matchup earlier this month, Texas lost, 66–60, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The Pokes remain in third place with an 8–7 conference record, but a Texas victory would put the Longhorns in a tie for third in the Big 12.

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Sophomore guard Kendal Yancy drives by an Iowa State defender. Yancy finished with a career-high 29 points, but the evening did not have a happy ending.

Yancy’s career night washed away by Cyclones’ convincing win

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For the second straight game, Texas spoiled a brilliant performance from sophomore guard Kendal Yancy.

Saturday afternoon, Yancy poured in a career-high 29 points against No. 14 Iowa State — but behind an onslaught of Iowa State 3-pointers, Texas still managed to fall short in a crucial home contest, 85–77.

Texas (17–10, 6–8 Big 12), behind by a comfortable margin nearly the entirety of the second half, made a late run as it started fouling the Cyclones (20–6, 10–4 Big 12), sending them to the line for 29 free throws.

Unfortunately for Texas, the late effort wasn’t enough.

“The last three minutes got into a foul shooting contest and watching Isaiah Taylor shoot layups,” Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg said. “Luckily, we made enough of ours.”

The Cyclones’ ability to pick apart the Texas zone was a defining element of the teams’ first matchup in late January, so this time around, head coach Rick Barnes showed a man-to-man look.

The man defense kept Iowa State out of the lane, but the Cyclones felt at home from deep, where they lead the conference in 3-point percentage. Iowa State, led by sophomore guard Matt Thomas’ four makes, shot 57

percent from long range.

“We were finding guys on the outside, and they were knocking down open shots,” Cyclones senior guard Bryce Dejean-Jones said.

Although Texas dropped yet another crucial home conference game, Yancy’s recent play has been inspiring.

Yancy connected on 6-of-9 from deep, was nearly perfect from the line and snared five rebounds. He did all this while committing just two turnovers. But playing so well in a game that resulted in a loss meant Yancy wasn’t in a celebratory mood after the game.

“It’s pretty tough,” Yancy said. “There’s not time to feel sorry for ourselves, but I feel sorry for my teammates because we played hard. We just got to stop this losing streak.”

In three of the last four games, and as senior forward Jonathan Holmes has continued to struggle, Yancy has been in double-figures and has become the Longhorns’ go-to man on the wing.

Since coming back from a concussion that sidelined him for two straight games, Holmes has been a nonfactor for a Texas team that needs him for this crucial part of the season. In Texas’ three games against Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Iowa State, Holmes scored just 12 points total on 4-of-19 shooting.

“I got to get better and improve and get back in rhythm,” Holmes said. “Stuff just is not

going in right now; just got to get back to the basics.”

The matchup against Iowa State was sophomore point guard Isaiah Taylor’s best game in conference play, according to Barnes.

After playing the entire 40 minutes, Taylor ended with 23 points and seven assists.

Most importantly, however, after turning the ball over four times in the first half, he had none the rest of the way.

“It’s hard to do what he did for 40 minutes,” Barnes said. “We need Javan [Felix] to help Isaiah, but he’s got to take care of the ball. We need Javan, Holmes and Cam [Ridley]. We need those guys.

We really need those guys.”

Felix finished just 1-of-9 with two turnovers, while freshman forward Myles Turner and junior center Cam Ridley contributed for just 8 points combined from the post.

“I looked at Isaiah — dead tired,” Barnes said. “What it gets down to is that we need everybody. We need our post guys. It can’t just fall on [Isaiah]. Guys have to want the ball. Javan had a tough day, he really did.”

With just four conference games remaining, Barnes said he knows what Texas must do to get into the NCAA tournament.

“If you’re going to get there, you got to win,” Barnes said. “If we win, we’ll get there. If we don’t, we won’t.”

SPORTS BRIEFLY NCAA Championship bid in jeopardy

Texas men’s distance medley relay team represented Texas’ lone group this weekend at the Alex Wilson Invitational, while the remaining members of the team rested up for the conference championship.

The team, comprised of junior Brady Turnbull, sophomore Chris Irvin, sophomore Robert Uhr and senior Craig Lutz, finished 13th with a time of 9:41.54 and failed to improve on its season mark. As it stands, the medley would not qualify for the NCAA Championships, but it has one more shot at qualification during the Big 12 Championships this weekend in Iowa.

“We got behind early and then we were too far back for the last leg,” assistant coach Brad Herbster said of the disappointing time.

This weekend, Texas travels to Ames, Iowa, for the conference championships, its biggest meet of the season. The men’s and women’s teams, ranked No. 5 and No. 4, respectively, will look to claim Big 12 titles amid a tough field of competitors. Kansas State, Baylor and Texas Tech each have top-25 men’s and women’s teams, according to the USTFCCCA rankings.

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Longhorns beat Tar Heels in comeback

The Longhorns got off to a fast start Friday, sweeping the doubles point and easily winning their first two singles matches. The day took a turn for the worse when No. 10 Texas found itself tied with No. 8 North Carolina after losing three consecutive matches. In the deciding match of the day, Longhorns senior Lloyd Glasspool trailed No. 19, sophomore Ronnie Schneider, 5–1, in the final set, but Glasspool, an All-American from Birmingham, England, rallied, winning six of the last seven games to prevail, 7–6, and secure the victory for Texas.

The day was consistently tough for Texas, as it lost three consecutive matches before Glasspool’s strong showing brought the Longhorns the victory.

“I don’t think it could have been any closer tonight,” head coach Michael Center said. “I’m just proud of our guys, proud of Lloyd for hanging in there. It was a great win for us over an unbelievable team.”

Texas will continue its homestand Sunday against No. 19 Wake Forest at the Caswell Tennis Center. It will be the Longhorns’ first outdoor match of the season.

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By Mackenzie Palmer @thedailytexan

Popped animal balloons, dragons hanging from the ceiling and custom-made condoms on the floor — all strong indicators that a CAPYAC show has just ended.

The Austin-based band CAPYAC is comprised of two members, Delwin Campbell and Eric Peana. The two first met in high school, where they played in a jazz band together. Campbell, a UT linguistics graduate, started the first phase of CAPYAC on his own in 2012, playing a more simplistic form of electronic music. When Peana attended one of Campbell’s shows a year and a half later, the two reestablished their relationship and began to collaborate.

The duo describes its music, available online, as future disco pop with European influences intended to get the audience moving.

“The question, ‘What type of music do I want to make?’, doesn’t even come into mind for me,” Peana said. “It’s more like I just want to make a good song that people can dance to.”

Campell said the band has performed consistently over the last six months. The two often dress up in costumes and use unexpected props during their live performances in order to create an environment in which people feel comfortable enough to get weird, Peana said.

“CAPYAC is for curating an experience,” Peana said. “So everything we do is pushing the craziness and the random spontaneity of a live set — always changing and unpredictable. We want CAPYAC to come on stage — and it’s like ‘boom’

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Delwin Campbell, left, and Eric Peana are the musicians behind the funky electronic band CAPYAC. CAPYAC is known for its over-the-top live performances aimed at creating a memorable experience for its audience members.

every time.”

Peana said seeing people losing their inhibitions and letting the music take over them at their shows is what reminds him that CAPYAC has a purpose.

“When you can somehow get a bunch of excitement all at once and everyone can come together and express themselves comfortably, that feeling of anything can happen starts to rise and that feels like the pivotal moment each time,” Peana said.

Campbell said spending a year traveling in Europe influenced CAPYAC’s music style.

“Traveling and experiencing different cultures sort of gave me an idea of what I wanted to play,” Campbell said.

Both members said they want their audience base to grow, but said they’re not doing this for the money.

“Money is the medium that gets you to the end point, and the end point for me is

giving back,” Peana said. “We do this for pure enjoyment, and I think that is all you can really want.”

Ursula Barker, the bandmates’ roommate and backup dancer, said the duo bring something new to the table, which is a refreshing turn from the regular indie scene.

“They’re like seeing the last two members of a circus group who grew up with Daft Punk and picked up their clothing from little old ladies in Southern Asia and have

now come to Austin to keep the party rollin’,” Barker said.

Along with regular gigs the band books throughout the semester at co-op houses and other venues, CAPYAC has plans to play a few shows for South By Southwest. It is also working on a new album, which is expected to drop in May. The two said their fans can expect a “fullbodied experience.”

“Imagine like the nicest block of cheese, the kind that goes for like $40 a pound. The

nicest piece of cheese you’ve ever seen in your life. It’s got weight. It’s got girth. It’s got substance. That’s what we’re working on,” said Campbell.

Campbell and Peana both said there is nothing they would rather do than make music that can get people grooving.

“We just have a general desire to make people dance more,” Campbell said. “That is the mission with our music. It’s dance music for your feet.”

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Get to know coconuts with this sweet recipe

Lisa B. Thompson, left, and Eisa Davis will be discussing the importance of black art in a lecture titled, “Black Art Matters.” Davis will star in season three of “House of Cards.”

By Elisabeth Dillon @thedailytexan

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‘House of Cards’ actress comes to UT

By Katie Walsh @katiehwalsh_atx

Actress, musician and playwright Eisa Davis will speak about race at a lecture for the Performing Blackness Series on Tuesday.

Three days later, her role in the highly anticipated third season of “House of Cards” will be revealed.

Davis will join Lisa B. Thompson, African and African diaspora studies associate professor, in “Black Art Matters: A Conversation between Eisa Davis and Lisa B. Thompson” to discuss the importance of black art. The lecture is part of the Performing Blackness Series, a lecture series which brings nationally acclaimed artists to UT to discuss race, gender, sexuality, nation and class.

Davis is a decorated playwright, Pulitzer Prize finalist, musician with two solo albums, and an actress in films such as “Welcome to the Rileys” and “Brass Tracks.” She stars in TV shows such as “The Wire”

and has appeared in “The Good Wife,” “The Blacklist” and “Hart of Dixie.” She is also a certified yoga teacher.

The event features Davis alongside Thompson, also a decorated playwright and novelist, in what Thompson said will be a casual and open discussion with the audience.

As associate director of the Warfield Center for African and African American Studies, Thompson manages the lecture series’ programming that brought Davis to UT. “[Black Art Matters] is an opportunity to have an exchange between artists and students and faculty about black art — both popular and high art,” Thompson said. “We don’t want to only talk about [the art] in the museum.”

In an article Thompson wrote for Huffington Post’s Black Voices blog, she talked about art’s power to evoke social change. She explained that art, in any form, plays an integral role in protest movements.

Thompson said the black art movement worked in

conjuncture with the black power movement to address and educate people about inequality and police brutality.

Davis said she believes black art can lead people to insight about themselves, the nation and the past. “[Studying] black art is helpful for our country to understand our history, emotional self and spiritual self,” Davis said.

Davis said she looks forward to discussing racial issues during the event. She said it is easy to see blackness and whiteness as separate, when in reality they are completely intertwined and interdependent. She calls this idea “dependent origination.”

“The very basic truth is that black culture is very United States-ian,” Davis said. “There’s nothing on this continent that isn’t built on the history of settlement, genocide of Indians and slavery. Everything is built up from [that history].”

Thompson said she chose Davis to speak at the lecture series because of Davis’ ability

BLACK ART MATTERS: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN EISA DAVIS AND LISA B. THOMPSON When: Tuesday, Feb. 24 at noon Where: BLS 2.206 Cost: Free

to teach what she has learned from her years of experience.

“Not only is [Davis] an amazing writer and actress, but she can teach other people,” Thompson said. “A lot of people do not know how to share.”

When Thompson became associate director of the Warfield Center, she continued the Performing Blackness program that the previous associate director started in 2004. Thompson said she urges students of all backgrounds and interests to attend the event.

“Come and chat with us,” Thompson said. “[Davis] is a great listener. That’s the mark of a true artist.”

Texas isn’t anyone’s idea of a tropical paradise, but food lovers can still get their island fix with coconut.

Coconut palms thrive in high-humidity tropical areas and are mainly harvested outside of the United States, with the exception of Hawaii and parts of Florida. Fortunately, coconuts are widely available in grocery stores across Austin. Coconut comes in a variety of different forms that allow for delicious and healthy home cooking experiments.

For the baker in your life, coconut flour is a wonderful commodity. Coconut flour comes from dried coconut meat leftover from coconut milk production.

It is high in protein and naturally grain-free, so it’s perfect for those with gluten allergens or anyone sticking to a Paleo diet. It is more absorbent than regular baking flours so know that, when subbing it in recipes, it will not be a 1:1 swap.

Coconut sugar, derived from the sap of the coconut palm flowers, is a low-glycemic sweetener that offers a great alternative to granulated sugar. Although it is high in fructose, the simple sugar that naturally occurs in fruits, it also has good amounts of zinc and iron.

If you’re not in the baking mood, sprinkle some on top of a smoothie bowl for a bit of extra sweetness.

Coconut water is the liquid that comes straight from the green coconut itself. It’s filled with natural sugars and electrolytes that are perfect for rehydrating.

Drink it on its own postworkout or add it to smoothies and juices for some extra oomph. Coconut milk, meanwhile, comes from the actual meat of the coconut and can be used to make vegan ice cream or whipped cream.

Coconut water is thin and clear, while coconut milk is thicker and a creamy white color.

Coconut oil and coconut butter open up the cooking landscape for at-home chefs. The butter is coconut oil plus pureed coconut meat and is best used as a spread on muffins or toast.

Coconut oil, full of saturated fats, will not always be in a liquid state. More than likely, it will be semisoft in your own kitchen at room temperature, and you’ll be able to spoon it out of the jar. Heat it up to melt it if need be. The oil is great for high-temperature cooking like sautés or roasts. It can also be used raw for no-bake desserts, chocolate or bliss balls.

The coconut oil will not have a coconut flavor to it after cooking, despite what the initial smell might lead you to believe.

Dehydrated coconut chips or flakes are the form of coconut that most are familiar with. Shredded coconut, commonly used for baked goods, is more moist than chips and typically has added sweeteners and preservatives in it.

You could make your own chips or buy in bulk from stores such as Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s. Add chips to treats such as oatmeal cookies or no-bake macaroon bars. Interested? Look for the recipe at www.dailytexanonline.com.